Death toll rises to 22 in Delhi's Hauz Rani fire as 39-year-old Nigerian dies
India, June 8 -- The death toll of the fire at an illegal bed-and-breakfast (B&B) at Hauz Rani has risen after another foreign national succumbed to their injuries, police said on Sunday. This also takes the number of foreign nationals killed to 13.
"The foreign national passed away late Saturday night. The death toll now stands at 22," said deputy commissioner of police (south) Anant Mittal. The victim, who had been critically injured, was undergoing treatment at a south Delhi hospital.
A police officer, who asked not to be named, said that the victim was a 39-year-old man from Nigeria.
A total of 49 injured guests were evacuated from the Flourish Stay B&B after a fire erupted around 8:30 am on Wednesday. Of them, 21 were declared bro...
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